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Method, device and computer program for management of units of bulk material

US11958082B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

INNOMOTICS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Christian Dirscherl · Herzogenaurach, DE
Dan Niculae Fodor · Winkelhaid, DE
Torsten Hellmuth · Erlangen, DE
Holger Titz · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 2, 2019
Grant date	Apr 16, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 23, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06N20/00
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Method, device and computer program for managing units of bulk material of an ore mine with a throughput of a few tons of bulk material per minute, wherein a material property of each unit, in particular on a conveyor system, is determined, an entry for each unit containing the respective material property of the unit and the position of each unit are stored in a database, and additional includes at least one (i) determining a transport path downstream for the each unit based on the respective entry in the database, (ii) adapting the subsequent processing of each unit based on the material property of the unit, and creating a virtual model of the repository if a unit is supplied to a repository, where a position of each unit is stored, together with its respective material property, in the database.

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